Machine for making type-bars.



F. H. RICHARDS.

MACHINE FOR MAKING TYPE BARS.

APPLIUATION FILED APR. 18, 1901. 96 866 Patented Jan. 18, 1910 4SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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F. H. RIOHARDSY MACHINE FOR MAKING TYPE BARS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 18, 1901.

Patented Jams, 1910.

4 SHEBTBSHEET 2.

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I. H. RICHARDS. momma FOR MAKING TYPE mas. APPLICATION FILED APR. 18,1901.

- Patented Jan. 18,1910.

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MAGHINE FOR MAKING TYPEBARS.

APPLIGATIONTILED APR. 18, 1901.

Patented Jan. 18, 1910.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

UNITED TATE PATENT QFFIQE.

FRANCIS I-I. RICHARDS, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR, BY IVIESNEASSIGN- MENTS, T0 AMERICAN TYPOGRAPI-IIC CORPORATION, A CORPORATION OFARIZONA TERRITORY.

MACHINE FOR MAKING TYPE-BARS.

To alt whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, FnANoIs H. RICH- ARDS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMachines for Making Type-Bars, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a machine adapted to make type-bars by formingtypes in succession along the edge of a type-bar body from stock whichis preferably so acted upon during the operation of the type-makinginstrumentalities as to form types engaged or interlocked with the edgeof the typebar body or type-support.

In this machine the typebar body will usually be fed along step by steprelatively to appropriate type-forming instrumentalities by means ofwhich the type material, preferably supplied to the machine in the formof a Wire of proper cross-section will be shaped into regular type andat the same time each type thus formed may be interlocked with the edgeof the typebar body to form a completed typebar. In some cases thisinterlocking will be effected by placing the type in engagement with theoutside of a T-shaped or other suitable form of typeguide on the edge ofthe typebar body, and in other cases the head will be forced into asuitable retaininggroove formed in the edge of the typebar body.

The present invention has for an object to furnish combinations ofmechanisms and an organization thereof adapted to impart a varying,step-by-step feed movement to the typebar body upon which the separatetypes are to be formed and with which they are to be engaged,proportionate at each step to the widths of the types to be produced,and to provide a machine, furthermore, possessing a variability in thesize of the moldspace in which the types are to be successively formed,as well as a corresponding variability in the movement of the typeblankstock fed to such space.

In the drawings which accompany the present specification, Figure 1 ispartly a side elevation and partly alongitudinal, vertical section of amachine embodying my present improvements. Fig. 2 is an end elevationthereof looking from the right in Fig. 1, certain. portions, however, inthis figure adjacent to the mold mechanism be- Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed April 18, 1901.

Patented Jan. 18, 1910.

Serial No. 56,482.

ing shown in section. Fig. 3 is a crosssectional View on the plane ofthe line 33 in Fig. 1 looking toward the left. Fig. 4 is a horizontalsection and plan view. Fig. 5 is a view of a gear-wheel embodied in themechanism for imparting a sliding movement to a certain feed-screw. Fig.6 is an axial section of the gear-wheel shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is atransverse section of the typebar body illustrating twooppositelydisposed slides no position to form one end wall of the mold.Fig. 8 is a transverse section of the typebar body with a type-blank inposition thereon before compression. Fig. 9 is a similar viewillustrating the type-blank compressed by a type-die. Fig. 10 is adetailed side elevation partly in section corresponding to Fig. 8 andshowing the type-blank in place between the end walls of the mold. Fig.11 is a sectional side elevation corresponding to Fig. 9 and illustratesthe formation of the finished type by the compressing action of thetypedie; and Fig. 12 is a perspective view of a portion of a typebarbody or support adapted for use in making the present typebar, showingthe same provided with a number of types engaged or interlocked with thetypecarrying edge of the body.

The several operative parts of the machine may be mounted on any properframeworksuch, for instance, as that indicatedin a general way in thepresent drawings and designated by B, and comprising a suitable bedplate6 having supporting legs. This bedplate 6 offers a convenient means forthe at tachment. of the various subordinate frame elements and fixedportions of the machine. Each type, it may be stated in a general way,is formed in the present machine by bringing aproper type-makinginstrumentality or die into engagement with a blank located contiguousto the edge of a typesupport or typebar body whose construction is suchas to enable the type to be interlocked therewith. These operations maybe effected conveniently by the compression of the blank or stock by adie to form in the stock, a type engaged with the support and having aconfiguration that is a counterpart of a type-forming die. For themaking of successive types along the edge of the typebar body I providea number of selective type-forming dies, together with mechanism of suchcharacter as to enable a selected die to be brought into proper positionto cooperate with the various other type-making the dies may besupported in any suitable way, an instance of which is illustrated inthe present drawings and will now be described.

The dies, designated in a general way by (Z, are supported in this caseon the periphery of appropriate die-carriers D, a desired number ofwhich may be embodied in the machine, two being shown in this instance,although, of course, this number may be altered. These die carriers Dare shown in the form of disks secured to supporting shafts 2 tofacilitate the selection and positioning of any particular die. Thepresent mechanism embodies a movable element in which the shafts and thedie-carriers are mounted and by which the latter are adapted to beconveyed periodically past the point where a selected die operates toform a type. That is to say, the several shafts 2 are mounted in asuitable carrier, which in this case is a rotary carrier or turretdesignated in a general way by T whose shaft 3 is mounted to rotateabout a fixed axis. The supporting construction herein shown embodies adisk 4 secured to the turret-shaft 3, which disk is journaled in abearing formed in an upright 5 erected upon the bed-plate I) whileadjacent to the opposite end of the turret the shaft thereof isjournaled in a bearing formed in or supported by an upright 6 alsoerected upon the bed-plate 7).

It is evident from the foregoing description that each die-carrier D,and consequently its supporting shaft is adapted to have not only amotion of revolution about the axis of the turret but at times also oneof rotation about its own axis during the movement of a selected die tothe type-forming point. Each die-carrier shaft is therefore mounted torotate in its bearings in the turret T which bearings, as shown, areformed in the disk at, and a corresponding arm 7 extending from a hub 7attached to the turret-shaft 3. It may here be premised that thetype-forming point, that is, the point at which a die operates toproduce a type from appropriately located stock is adjacent to the lowerportion of the circular path which the extreme outer portion of theperiphery of each die-carrier traces when idle. To enable any particulardie to be brought to the typeforming point as the turret rotates, I haveprovided mechanism whereby the rotation of the revolving die-carrier,may be initiatedat fixed points in the path of the die-carr'er, whichpoints are so located with reference to the type-forming point that theamount of rotation given to the die-carrier upon which the particulardie is located is just sufficient to bring the selected die in properrelation to the stock at the type-forming point to form a type. Toenable the various dies to be operated in this manner it is sufficientto so locate the mechanism for initiating and continuing the rotation ofthe die-carrier upon which they are located as that either a greater orlesser amount of rotation is imparted to the die-carrier dependent uponthe location of the die when in its idle position.

In a general way the mechanism provided herein for thus operating thedie-carriers on the rotating turret embodies devices for int tiating therotation of the carriers, for con tinuing the rotation of a rotatingcarrier until it passes the type-forming point and devices forsuppressing its rotation and finally locating the die-carrier in itsidle or inoperative position with respect to the turret. The rotation ofeach die-carrier shaft may be conveniently initiated through thecooperation of an appropriately located and projected latch with amember whose actuation by the latch serves to turn the correspondingdie-carrier shaft in its bearings. These latches though normallyinoperative to effect any movement of the carrier-shaft, thus become,when actuated and caused to project into the path of said member, effective to turn the shaft. These latch mechanisms, designated in ageneral way herein by L, may be of any suitable form and construction.The particular style I have shown herein are for illustrative purposesonly, and not definitive of a particular type of latch necessary to theuse of the present invention. As shown, the latch mechanisms comprise aseries of spring-actuated pins or latches Z, located in suitablebearings in a latch-frame 9 erected upon the bed-plate 7). These latcheswhen in their retracted positions are inoperative to effect any movementof a die-carrier shaft but when located in their working positionsproject into the path of and serve to operate an actuating member for adie-carrier shaft. They are provided with suitable springs forprojecting them when released to their working position, and as shownparticularly in Fig. 2 each latchsetting spring 8 is attached at one endto its latch while it leads angularly thereto to its point of attachmentto the latch-frame thus serving not only as a means for projecting thelatch inward but also for engaging a shoulder 10 on the latch with theedge of the opening in the latch-frame, thus normally holding the latchin its inoperative or nonworking position; A finger-piece indicative ina general way of a device for facilitating the manipulation of the latchis designated by Z. Of course other means of tripping the latches may beemployed, such, for instance, as key mechanism. The shaft 3 of theturret T constitutes the main driving-shaft of the l responding surfaceupon a cam-arm 16 semachine in the present construction, being rotatedfrom some suitable source of power. A pulley P is shown attached theretowhich may be power driven, as usual.

The member previously stated as serving to efiect by its cooperationwith a projected latch the initial rotation of a die-carrier shaft, isherein shown in. the form of a starting-arm 11 formed with a socket 11at its outer end whose purpose is not only to insure the engagement ofthe starting-arm with the end of the projecting latch, but also thethrusting outward or resetting of the latch as a result of the continuedrotation of the turret and the coincident swinging of the starting-arm.After engagement of the starting-arm with the projected latch the armacts as a toggle to push the latch outward until the shoulder 10 thereonreaches a position to engage with the edge of the opening in thelatch-frame, an action resulting from the tension of the inclined spring3, as previouslv described.

For continuing the rotation of each diecarrier shaft it is provided witha driver, one for each shaft, which, normally, is inoperative to effectany rotary movement of the shaft but is rendered operative to accomplishsuch movement by the initial rotation of the shaft effected through theprojec tion of a latch, as already adverted to. As an instance of anappropriate device of this character, there is shown in the present casea driver in the form of a gearwheel 13 which is movable axially withrespect to a fixed point on the frame for the purpose of shifting itinto and out of an engaging position with an actuator. As the presentconstruction embodies dies which are carried through their circuit ofmovements in a fixed plane, that is, which are not shifted axially toeffect a movement from a normal or idle to a working position, or viceversa, each gear-wheel 13 is movable axially upon its die-carrier shaftbut compels the latter to rotate with it by some appropriateconstructionsuch, for instance, as that shown and consisting of afeatheror key 13 extending from the shaft and ei'igaging with a correspondingkeyway in the bore of the gear-wheel.

The actuator for the several gear-wheels 13 is herein shown asconsisting of an inter nal gear-wheel lat secured to the upright 5. Forthe convenient axial shifting of each gear-wheel 13 to effect itsengagement with and its disengagement from the gear-wheel 14 I haveshown actuators consisting of appropriate cooperative cam devices, and,more specifically, for shifting a gear-wheel 13 in one direction toengage it with the internal gear-wheel 1 1 there is arranged a cammember 15 secured to the upright 5 with the cam cared to and extendingfrom the radial face of the gear-wheel. The operative surface of thisarm 16 may be located on a resilient strip constituting the cam-arm inorder to reduce the shock of the parts when they are brought intoengagement.

Normally, each arm 16 is located in such a position that it is free ofthe cam member 15 during the rotation of the turret. Then, however, thestarting-arm upon the corresponding shaft is swung about the aXis of theshaft the arm 16 is swung into a position such that it engages with theoperative surface of the cam member 15. Upon further swinging of thestarting-arm and its shaft the cooperative cam-surfaces operate to shiftthe gear-wheel 13 axially and into engagement with the internalgear-Wheel 14:. The rotation of the die-carrier shaft thus continuesduring the rotation of the turret until the selected die has beenbrought to the typeforming point and rolled over and impressed the blankthereat. Some time after this operation a retracting device is broughtinto operation as the result of the continued rotation and revolution ofthe die -carrier shaft. This retracting device may be of similarconstruction to that already described for effecting the engagement ofthe gearwheel it but is oppositely-facing. For instance, there may beprovided a cam member 17 secured to the bed-plate Z) with thecam-surface of which is adapted to engage an actuator consisting of acam-arm 18 projecting from the elongated hub of the gearwheel 13. It isevident from what has been described that after the type-forming operation has been completed by the selected die the cam-arm 18 comes intoengagement with the camsurface of the member 17 and the continuedrotation and revolution of the die-carrier shaft operates to slide thegearwheel 13 and parts moving with it in such a direction as todisengage the gear-wheel from the internal gear-wheel 14. It may be herestated that prior to the engagement of the cam members 18 and 17 the cammembers 15 and 16 have separated from each other to permit the rearwardsliding of the gear-wheel 13 and attached parts.

Certainty of action and the precise location of a selected die at thetype-forming point is evidently in the present organization dependentupon the assuming by each diecarrier of a fixed and definite idleposition. To bring each die-carrier shaft to a definite position andstop its rotation a suitable device may be providedsuch, for instance,as that shown herein and comprising a plunger 20 conveniently located ina recess provided in the corresponding arm 7 and pressed out wardagainst the die-carrier shaft by a spring 21, a flattened portion on theshaft cosurface of which is adapted to engage a corl ope 'ating with theplunger to suppress the rotation of the shaft with the plunger incontact with the flattened portion. It. will be noticed that the latchesZ are disposed in different planes transverse to the axis of rotation ofthe turret. By locating a startingarm in each plane, all the latches inany one plane will be effective when tripped to actuate that shaft whosestarting-arm is located in that plane.

The mold in which the types are to be formed may be of any suitableconstruction so long as it is capable of cooperating with each die andthe typebar body to form type material into a finished type engaged withsuch support. A mold suitable for this purpose is indicated in a generalway by M and it may be made up of a number of parts and will preferablybe. a separable mold two sides of which will be formed by fixed walls22, 22 in juxtaposition with the type-support or typebar body indicatedin a general way by X. In the preferred construction, at least one endof the mold will be formed of a movable wall which will be shiftable forpermitting the movement of the finished type out of the mold. Theseshiftable mold members may be in the form of slides, 24, 2a suitablyguided and shiftable toward and from their moldclosing position, theirmovements in this case being transverse to the typebar body and theybeing so constructed as to fit snugly over the type-guide on the typebarbody and completely close one end of the mold. These two slides whichform said end wall of the mold are complementary to and in alinementwith each other in the preferred construction. Said slides may benormally spring-pressed away from the typebar body, to clear the latter,suitable springs such as 25, 25 being employed for this purpose, andsaid slides may be poweroperated as by means of actuators consisting offulcrumed levers 26, 26 whose upper ends contact with the slides and areswung inward by means of cams 27 27 to shift the slides toward eachother and close the forward end of the mold. The cams 27, 27 bearagainst corresponding cam-rollers 27, 27 carried by the lower ends ofthe levers and may be attached to a shaft 42, driven from the main shaftof the machine. The inner ends of the mold-slides at, 2a where theycooperate with the adjacent face of the typebar body X are so shaped asto completely close the forward end of the mold (see Fig. 7) and whenthe typebar body has thereon a type-guide in the form of a projectingrib or member such as the T-shaped rib g, of course the under sides oredges of the mold-slides will be so shaped as to form when in contactwith each other a similar key-shaped recess into which the rib 9 willfit.

The plunger or slide 25 whose end in the present construction forms themold wall at' the rear is of some suitable construction and operated byappropriate mechanism adapted to permit the position of the slide to bevaried dependent upon the particular type to be formed in the mold. Theconstruction here provided for enabling the position of this slide to bechanged comprises a lever 30 pivoted at its upper end to the slide andintermediate its ends fulcrumed to a fixed portion of the machine. Theswinging of this lever upon its fulcrum results evidently in theshifting of the slide and the changing of the size of the mold-spaceendwise of the typebar body. In the present organization the position ofthe lever 30 and consequently the slide to which it is pivoted iscontrolled by a cam 31 which operates to swing the lever against thetension of a spring 32. This cam 31 bears against a cam-roller 33 on theend of the lever and is shiftable in the plane of the vibratory movementof the lever to diminish or increase the angle through which. the leveris swung during the operation of the machine. The movement of this leverin one direction is limited by a stop 34 while in the opposite directionthe extent of its movement is dependent upon the position of the extremeend or working face of the cam. For shifting this cam and thus alteringthe position of such working face there is provided in the presentconstruction mechanism for controlling the movement of the cam. \Vhichmechanism is actuated from and controlled in its operation by devicesmounted upon each die-carrier shaft and referrable to the dies on therespective carriers. As constructed a disk 35 secured to each shaft isprovided upon its radial face with a number of blocks designatedgenerally by 35 of different depths measured axially of the shaft towhich the disk is attached. Adapted to bear against these blocks andcontacting with a particular block when a shaft is revolving androtating to bring a die to its working position is anantifriction-roller 36 carried at the end of a lever 37 pivoted to abracket 37 extending from the base-plate b. In other words, there isprovided for each die a surface which serves to control the position ofthe lever 37 and through mechanism to be described, the position of thecam 31 already adverted to. It is evident that the movement of eachblock 35 as the shaft to which its supporting-disk is attached revolvesand rotates is along a cycloidal path whose cusp is traced adjacent inspace to the antifriction-roller 36; hence the outer end of each blockmay be tapered as shown to enable the parts to come together and leaveeach other freely.

Movement from the lever 37 to the cam 31 is transmitted in thisconstruction by means of a link 38 passing through an opening in thebase-plate and pivoted at one end to the lever and at the other end to abracket 38' extending from a slide 39 guided in a suit- -whosebifurcated end lies in an annular channel formed in the body of the cam31. While the cam 81 is shiftable axially upon its shaft, yet it isconstructed to be rotated thereby, a feather 40 being here provided uponthe shaft which engages with a slot or keyway (not shown) formed in thebore of the cam. The shaft 42 serving to drive the cam is journaled insuitable bearings in the machine and is driven by a gear-Wheel 42 uponthe main shaft of the machine which meshes through an intermediategearwheel as with a gear-wheel 4L4 attached to the shaft 42. A spring 45is shown attached at one end to the link 38 and at the other end to afixed point for insuring the contact of the antifriction-roller 36 withthe surface of the blocks. There is also shown an adjustment pin 46passing through a threaded opening in a standard 46 on the base-plateand serving as a stop for limiting the movement of the lever 37 underthe action of the spring. To preclude the separation of theantifriction-roller 36 from the surfaces with which it should properlycontact, in the event of the resistance to the movement of the slidebeing sufliciently great to lengthen the spring 45, there is provided inthe present construction a disk 4.7 on each shaft provided withprojections 47 extending axially of' the shaft and of such character asto confine the roller be tween stops on each side.

The organization embraced in the present machine is adapted, as beforestated, for forming type-heads upon a suitable typebar suptmrt or bodyin succession engaged therewith and spaced according to the usualrerpurements obtaining in the typographic art. and as types are usuallyof varying width, an organization is included in the present machine forshifting the typebar body varying amounts with respect to the tvpe-moldthat is to say, when a die has been selected and brought byreason of the operation of the mechanism, as previously described. intoproper relation with the stock in the mold (referred to more at lengthhereinafter) and the die has operated to form a type the mold will openand the typebar body with the formed and interlocked type will beshifted to move the type out of the mold a distance determined by thewidth of the type and the next consecutive portion of the edge of thetypebar body will be brought into coiiperative relation with the mold.Any appropriate mechanism for this purpose may be utilized, that hereinshown embodying a feed-screw 50 mounted in the upright 6 and thelatch-frame to slide length- Wise therethrough. Such sliding motion iseffected herein by the rotation of a sleeve 51 surrounding thefeed-screw, from which sleeve projects a pin 52 (see Fig. 6) extendinginto the thread of the feed-screw and serving in the presentorganization to traverse the feed-screw rod and cause the shift ing ofthe typebar body. The sleeve is conveniently rotated by means of agear-wheel whose hub is mounted on the sleeve, and to enable thefeed-screw to be disconnected from the gear-wheel 53 I have shown aclamping-nut 54, which engages with a thread upon the sleeve and serveswhen tightened to clamp the gear-Wheel between opposite shoulders andthereby secure it to the sleeve.

It is evident from the fact that types vary in width that the motionnecessary to be imparted step by step to the typebar body will vary withthe types to be formed thereon, and to enable a varying amount of feedmovement to be imparted to the feed-screw rod to effect the necessaryshifting of the typebar body there is provided in the present machine afeed member whose position with relation to a cooperative member isdetermined by the particular die upon a diecarrier which is next tooperate and form a type. The former member comprises, in the presentconstruction, a feed-disk 55, one for each die-carrier and fixedlysecured to its shaft. The periphery of each feed-disk is made up ofportions of different radial depths corresponding to the various widthsof the dies upon the die-carrier to whose shaft the disk is atlixed. Arock-arm 56 constitutes the cotiperative element of the feed device,being provided wih a toe 56 oscillatory with the rock-arm in the planeof the feed-disks and actuated when a disk is rotated, by reason of theselection of a die and the movement thereof to the type-forming point.hen by virtue of the rotation of the turret a feed-disk is broughtincontact with the toe 56 of the rock-arm, this arm is swung outward bythe rotating and revolving feed-disk and serves in the pres entconstruction to similarly actuate an arm 57 secured to a rock-shaft 56mounted in the upright 6 and to which both the arm 57 and the arm 56 aresecured. A stop 57 lim its the inward movement of the rock-arm 56.

The rock-arm 57 is connected by a link 58 with a pawl-carrier 59journaled on a stud 59 extending from the upright G and supporting apivoted spring-pressed pawl 59 engaging with a ratchetwheel 6O looselymounted upon the stud. To this ratchet-wheel is attached a gear-wheel 61which, through an intermediate gear-wheel 61, engaging with thementioned gearwheel 58 for actuating the screw, serves to impart motionto the latter. Upon the actuation of the rock-arm 56 and the swingingoutward of the same, the pawl-carrier 59 is swung upon its pivot and thepawl slides idly over the teeth of the ratcheti wheel. Upon the releaseof the toe 56 of the rock-arm 56 from the feed-disk, this arm and thevarious connected parts are free to reverse their motions and to assumetheir original normal positions, excess movement being prevented, byvirtue of the tension of a spring 62, which bears against the arm 57.During the reverse motion the pawl 59 engaging with the teeth of theratchet-wheel causes in a manner readily understood from the foregoingdescription a partial rotation of the gear-wheel 52 and consequently thesliding of the feed-screw in its bearings. To cause this reverse orfeeding movement of the parts there is shown attached to and rotatingwith the turret a wiper 63 (one for each shaft 2) adapted to engage witha lug 63 extending from the pawl-carrier.

The typebar body X is located in and adapted to move lengthwise of asuitable slot provided in a fixture w of the bed-plate and for thepurpose of transmitting the sliding motion of the feed-screw rod to thetypebar body in the slide, I have shown a plunger 67 adapted to slidethrough a hearing in the upright 5, and as organized in the presentinstance, this plunger is provided with an offset portion 68 whose endcontacts with the end of the typebar body occupying the slot.

There is thus a feature embraced in the present machine whereby avariability in the lengths or extent of the several intermittentmovements imparted to the typebar body is rendered possible as amongthemselves. In addition to this, however, provision exists whereby themagnitude of these several intermittent lengthwise movements, consideredasa whole, may be varied; thus, while the proportionality between theleast and the greatest and all intermediate movements of the typebarbody necessitated by the varying widths of the types to be produced maybe the same whatever the absolute width of a given type or the number ofunits of length along the typebar body to be devoted to it, yet, it maybe desirable, as, for instance, in changing from one font to another, tovary the absolute or over-all width of that type or character whosewidth is taken as a base. Provision exists in the present machinewhereby any desired ratio of absolute widths within the limits of thedevice may be brought about. To this end the feed-screw is not connecteddirectly with the plunger 67 but motion is imparted from one to theother through the medium of a lever 70, so mounted as to vibrate about afulcrum which may be shifted in relation to the points of connection ofthe feedscrew and the plunger with the lever. This shiftable fulcrum,designated in a general Way by 71, is conveniently mounted upon a slidewhich may be shifted lengthwise of suitable guideways slide in theshiftable fulcrum which is pivoted to the slide and thus not onlyenables the fulcrum member to be shifted along the lever but alsopermits the latter to swing about an axis.

To render constant the ratio of the movement transmitted from thefeed-screw to the plunger I have shown the pivot-screw 74': on thelatter as engaging with a slot 75 formed in the lever.

It is evident from the preceding description that by setting the slidein any given position the movements of the typebar body will be variedso as to accommodate types of varying sizes, and that furthermore bysetting the slide in different predetermined positions a given part ofthe typographic composition may be made to fill a given space, or lengthof bar.

The material from which the types are to be made may be any suitable forthe purpose and may be delivered to the mold in any proper manner, but Iprefer to feed thereto intermittently a type-blank rod, such as 1',which rod may be fed toward the mold by some suitable means, as, for instance, by a pair of feed-rolls f, f, the former of which positivelydrives the typeblank rod definite amounts forwardly into the molddependent upon the size of and hence the quantity of stock necessary toform, a given type-head. The amount of feed-movement imparted to thetype-blank rod thus varies proportionately and directly with the size ofthe type to be produced, and I may therefore impart a varying feedmovement to the feed-roll by providing its shaft 76 with a gearwheel 77which serves, by engagement with a gear-wheel driven from the typebarbody feed-actuating mechanism, for instance, the gear-wheel 53, torotate the feed-roll and thereby feed the type-blank rod toward and intothe mold. The type-blank rod may be fed from a coil thereof, designatedby 77, which may be supported upon a supply-roll mounted in. bearingsloosely supported in housings S0 and resting by its own weight upon anidle roller 81 rotating below the coil,

If the amount of material fed to the mold exceeds that necessary for theformation of each type formed in succession the surplus material may bedisposed of in any suitable manner; thus it may be permitted to escapethrough an outlet-opening 7 9 in the mold Wall, this opening beingcontrolled by aspring-pressed resistance device or plug 79 which will bepushed back when a type-die is brought down upon the type-blank ormaterial in the mold. This surplus will be sheared off when the type ismoved forward out of the moldbox and by the edge of the outlet-openingwhich is located adjacent to the finished type.

It will be noticed from an examination of Fig. 4 that the point at whichthe typeblank rod is fed toward the space immediately above the typebarbody is somewhat to the rear of the location of the normal mold-space,that is, somewhat to the rear of the forward edge of the slide 25, whichserves to form thereat the wall of the moldspace. When the slide isshifted to assume its final position determining the size of the moldthe forward edge will act as a cutting or shearing instrument to severfrom the type-blank rod a length constituting a blank for a type, whichis, during the further movement of the slide, shifted forward into themold-box.

Referring again to that feature of the present machine which renders thelatter capable of forming and engaging with a given. length of typebarbody, those types necessary to produce a given amount of composition,the amount of composition to which the typebar body is susceptible ofbeing devoted may be determined preliminarily in any well-known manner.Thus the composition may first be written out on the ordinary typewriterand the number of ems or other units therein counted and thedetermination made, if necessary, of how many the typebar body used cansupport, whereupon the fulcrum of the lever 70 may be located toproperly modify the extent of the motion imparted from the feed-disks.

The operation of a machine suchas described hereinbefore is as follows:It being assumed that the turret T is rotating and the stock has beenfed into the mold and that it is desired to make upon the typebar body Xa particular type, the proper latch Z is tripped and permitted to bethrown inward by its operative spring. The first starting-arm 11 to comeinto contact with the projecting latch will engage therewith and will beswung thereby, thus initiating the rotation of the die-carrier shaft 2to which it is attached. The rotation of this shaft and the die-carrierattached thereto will be continued as the result of the engagement ofthe gear-wheel 13 mounted on the shaft with the internal gear-wheel 14in a manner readily understood from the description of the operation ofthe cam members 15 and 16. This rotation will continue until. theorbitally moving and rotating die-carrier brings the particular selecteddie into contact with the type material or blank in the mold andcompresses the same, thus simultaneously forming a type corresponding tosuch typedie and engaging and interlocking the type with the type-guideon the typebar body. Before the compressing action, which is illustratedclearly in Figs. 9 and 11, takes place, however, the cams 2'7, 27, byreason of the continued rotation of the shaft 42, operate to move theslides 24, 24 inward and thus close the forward wall of the mold-box.Prior to the time in which the selected die reaches the type-formingpoint, the slide is actuated by the described mechanism and movedforward, shearing a type-blank from the type stock and pushing the sameinto the mold-box whose lower surface or bottom is manifestly formed bythe upper surface of the typebar body. Before the cam members 17 and 18operate to suppress the rotation of the rotating andrevolvingdiecarrier, and after the type has been made, the pawl-carrier 59, whichwith its pawl has been previously set in a manner already described,will by the operation of the designed wiper 63 be actuated and cause thefeeding of the typebar body forward and the shifting of the formed typeout of the mold-boxthe slides 24, 24 opening in time for this shiftingmovement.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. In a typel')ar-1nachine, thecombination with a support for a typebar body, of a separable moldadapted to cooperate with a typebar body in the support, a type-dieadapted to cooperate with type material in the mold to form a typeengaged with the typebar body, and mechanism for feeding the typebarbody embodying a feed member under the control of the die for effectingthe operation of said mechanism and feeding the typebar body.

2. In a typebar-machine, the combination with a support for a typebarbody, of a separable mold adapted to cooperate with a typebar body inthe support, a type-die adapted to cooperate with type material in themold to form a type engaged with the typebar body, and a feed memberembodying a series of operative surfaces for effecting the feeding ofthe typebar body different amounts.

3. In a typebar-machine, the combination with a support for a typebarbody, of a separable mold adapted to cooperate with a typebar body inthe support, a type-die adapted to cooperate with type material in themold to form a type engaged with the typebar body, and a feed diskembodying av series of operative surfaces for effecting the feeding ofthe typebar body different amounts.

4. In a typebar-machine, the combination with a support for a typebarbody, of a separable mold adapted to cooperate with a typebar body inthe support, a type-die adapted to cooperate with type material in themold to form a type engaged with the typebar body, and a feed-diskhaving surfaces occupying different positions for effecting the feedingof the typebar body different amounts.

5. In a typebar-machine, the combination with a support for a typebarbody, of a separable mold adapted to cooperate with a typebar body inthe support; typedies adapted to cooperate respectively with typematerial in the mold to form type engaged with the typebar body; acarrier upon which the dies are mounted; and a feed member moving withsaid carrier when the same is adjusted to bring a die to its workingposition.

6. In a typebar-machine, the combination with a support fora typebarbody, of a separable mold adapted to cooperate with a typebar body inthe support; type-dies adapted to cooperate respectively with typematerial in the mold to form type engaged with the typebar body; acarrier upon which the dies are mounted; and a rotatable revolublefeed-disk moving with said carrier when the same is adjusted to bring adie to its working position.

7. In a typebar-machine, the combination with a support for a typebarbody, of a separable mold adapted to cooperate with a typebar body inthe support; a type-die adapted to cooperate with type material in themold to form a type engaged with the typebar body; a feed member; amember adapted to cooperate therewith; and a lever having a shiftablefulcrum for altering the amount of movement imparted from the lastnamedmember to the typebar body.

8. In a typebar-machine, the combination with a support for a typebarbody, of a separable mold adapted to cooperate with a typebar body inthe support; a type-die adapted to cooperate with type material in themold to form a type engaged with the typebar body; a feed member; amember adapted to cooperate therewith; a slide or plunger for moving thetypebar body; and an intermediate mechanism for altering the amount ofmovement imparted from the cooperative member to the typebar body.

9. In a typebar-machine, the combination with a support for a typebarbody, of a separable mold adapted to cooperate with a typebar body inthe support; a type-die adapted to cooperate with type material in themold to form a type engaged with the typebar body; a feed member; amember adapted to cooperate therewith; a slide for moving the typebarbody; and a lever hav ing a shiftable fulcrum for altering the amount ofmovement imparted from the cooperative member to the typebar body.

10. In a typebar-machine, the combination with a support for a typebarbody, of a separable mold adapted to cooperate with a typebar body inthe support; a type-d e adapted to cooperate with type material in themold to form a type engaged with the typebar body; a feed member havinga series of operative surfaces for feeding the typebar body differentamounts; and mechanism for altering the ratio of the movement arisingfrom the operation of said surfaces to the movement imparted to thetypebar body.

11. In a typebar-machine, the c0mbination with a support for a typebarbody, of a separable mold adapted to cooperate with a typebar body inthe support; a type-die adapted to cooperate with type material in themold to form a type engaged with the typebar body; a feed-disk embodyinga series of operative surfaces for effecting the feeding of the typebarbody different amounts; and mechanism for altering the ratio of themovement arising from the operation of said surfaces to the movementimparted to the typebar body.

12. In a typebar-machine, the combination with a support for a typebarbody, of a separable mold adapted to cooperate with a typebar body inthe support; a type-die adapted to cooperate with type material in themold to form a type engaged with the typebar body; a feed-disk havingsurfaces occupying different positions for effecting the feeding of thetypebar body different amounts; and mechanism for altering the ratio ofthe movement arising from the operation of said surfaces to the movementimparted to the typebar body.

13. In a typebar-machine, the combination with a support for a typebarbody, of a separable mold adapted to cooperate with a typebar body inthe support; type-dies adapted to cooperate respectively with typematerial in the mold to form type engaged withthe typebar body; acarrier uponwhich the dies are mounted; and a feed member moving withsaid carrier when the same is adjusted to bring a die to its workingposition.

14. In a typebar-machine, the combination with a support for a typebarbody, of a separable mold adapted to cooperate with a .typebar body inthe support; type-dies adapted to cooperate respectively with typematerial in the mold to form type engaged with the typebar body; acarrier upon which the dies are mounted; a rotatable revoluble feed-diskmoving with said carrier when the same is adjusted to bring a die to itsworking position; and mechanism for altering the ratio of the movementarising from the operation of such surfaces to the movement imparted tothe typebar body.

15. In a typebar-machine, the combination with a support for a typebarbody, of a separable mold adapted to cooperate with a typebar body inthe support; a type-die adapted to cooperate with type material in themold to form a type engaged with the typebar body; a feed member havinga series of operative surfaces for feeding the typebar body differentamounts; mechanism for altering the ratio of the movement arising fromthe operation of said surfaces to the movement imparted to the typebarbody; and means for feeding varying amounts of stock to the mold.

16. In a typebar-machine, the combination with a support for a typebarbody, of a separable mold adapted to cooperate with a typebar body inthe support; a type-die adapted to cooperate with type material in themold to form a type engaged with the typebar body; a feed-disk embodyinga series of operative surfaces for effecting the feeding of the typebarbody different amounts; mechanism for altering the ratio of the movementarising from the operation of said surfaces to the movement imparted tothe typebar body; and means for feeding varying amounts of stock to themold.

17. In a typebar-machine, the combination with a support for a typebarbody, of a separable mold adapted to cooperate with a typebar body inthe support; a type-die adapted to cooperate with type material in themold to form a type engaged with the typebar body; a feed-disk havingsurfaces occupying different positions for effecting the feeding of thetypebar body different amounts; mechanism for altering the ratio of themovement arising from the operation of said sur faces to the movementimparted to the typebar body; and means for feeding varying amounts ofstock to the mold.

18. In a typebar-machine, the combination with a support for a typebarbody, of a separable mold adapted to cooperate with a typebar body inthe support; type-dies adapted to cooperate respectively with typematerial in the mold to form type engaged with the typebar body; acarrier upon which the dies are mounted; a feed member moving with saidcarrier when the same is adjusted to bring a die to its workingposition; and means for feeding varying amounts of stock to the mold.

19. In a typebar-machine, the combination with a support for a typebarbody, of a separable mold adapted to cooperate with a typebar body inthe support; type-dies adapted to cooperate respectively with typematerial in the mold to form type engaged with the typebar body; acarrier upon which the dies are mounted; a rotatable revoluble feed-diskmoving with said carrier when the same is adjusted to bring a die to itsworking position; mechanism for altering the ratio of the movementarising from the operation of said surfaces to the movement imparted tothe typebar body; and means for feeding varying amounts of stock to themold.

20. In a typebar-machine, the combination With a support for a typebarbody, having a ment arising from the operation of said surfaces to themovement imparted to the typebar body; and means for feeding varyingamounts of stock to the mold.

21. In a typebar-machine, the combination with a support for a typebarbody, of a separable mold adapted to cooperate with a typebar body inthe support and having a shiftable wall; type-dies adapted to cooperaterespectively with type material in the mold to form types engaged withthe typebar body; a carrier for supporting the dies; mechanism moving inunison with the die carrier for adjusting the position of the movablewall of the mold; means for feeding the typebar body varying amounts;and means for feeding varying amounts of stock to the mold.

22. In a typebar-machine the combination of a plurality of orbitallymovable typedies; a plurality of actuators movable with said type-diesand severally having their operative parts dimensionally proportioned tothe types formable by said type-dies respectively; and type-blankfeeding mechanism operative from the feed actuators.

23. In a typebar-machine, the combination of a plurality of orbitallymovable type-dies; a plurality of actuators 'movable with said type-diesand severally having their operative parts dimensionally proportioned tothe types formable by said typedies respectively; and typebar-bodyfeeding mechanism operative from the feed actuators.

24:. In a typebar-machine, the combination of a plurality of movabletype-dies; a plurality of actuators movable with said type-dies andseverally having their operative parts dimensionally proportioned to thetypes formable by said type-dies respectively; type-blank feedingmechanism operative from the feed actuators; and typebar-body feedingmechanism operative from the feed actuators.

25. In a typebar-machine, the combina tion of a plurality of movabletype-dies; a

plurality of actuators movable with said type-dies and severally havingtheir operative parts dimensionally proportioned to the types formableby said type-dies respectively; a type-mold having an adjustable wall;and type-mold wall-adjusting mechanism operative from the feedactuators.

26. In a typebar-machine, the combina tion of a plurality of movabletype-dies; a plurality of actuators movable with said type-dies andseverally having their operative parts dimensionally proportioned to thetypes formable by said type-dies respectively; type-blank feedingmechanism operative from the feed-actuators; a typemold having anadjustable wall; and typemold wall-adjusting mechanism operative fromthe feed actuators.

27. In a typebar-inachine the combination of a plurality of movabletype-dies a plurality of actuators movable with said type-dies andseverally having their operative parts dimensionally proportioned to thetypes formable by said type-dies respectively; typebar-body feedingmechanism operative from the feed actuators; a typemold having anadjustable wall; and typemold wall-adjusting mechanism operative fromthe feed actuators.

28. In a typebar-machine the combination of a plurality of movabletype-dies; a plurality of actuators movable with said type-dies andseverally having their operative parts dimensionally proportioned to thetypes formable by said type-dies respectively; type-blank feedingmechanism operative from the feed-actuators; typebarbody feedingmechanism operative from the feed actuators; a type-mold having anadjustable wall; and type-mold wall-adjusting mechanism operative fromthe feed actuators.

29. In a typebar-machine the combination of a type-mold having anadjustable wall; typebar-body feeding mechanism; and a cam memberadjustably shiftable by the typebar-body feeding mechanism andeffectiveto adjust the wall of the mold.

30. In a type-bar machine, the combination of a type-mold having anadjustable wall; type-blank feeding mechanism; typebar-body feedingmechanism; and a cam member adjustably shiftable by the typebarbodyfeeding mechanism and effective to adjust the wall of the mold.

31. In a typebanmachine, the combination of a plurality of movabletypedies; a plurality of actuators movable with said type-dies andseverally having their operative parts dimensionally proportioned to thetypes formable by said type-dies re spectively; typebar-body feedingmechanism; a type-mold having an adjustable wall; and a cam memberadjustably shiftable by the typebar-body feeding mechanism and effectiveto adjust the wall of the mold.

32. In a typebar-machine, the combination of a movable type-die: afeed-actuator movable with said type-die; typebar-body feedingmechanism; a type-mold having an adjustable wall; and a cam memberadjustably shiftable by the typebar-body feeding mechanism and effectiveto adjust the wall of the mold.

333. In a typebar-machine, the combination of a typebar-body feedmechanism; a cam member adjustably shiftable by said feed mechanism; anda mold openable and closable by said cam member.

84. The combinatioin of a type-mold; and mechanism under the control ofsuitable selective mechanism effective to feed typeformable materialinto said mold in required proportionate quantities.

35. The combination with a support for a typebar body of a type-dieadapted to form a type engaged with the typebar-body; a feed member; amember adapted to 006perate therewith and means for altering the amountof movement imparted from the last named member to the typebar-body.

36. The combination with a support for a typebar-body; of a type-dieadapted to form a type engaged with the t'ypebanbody; a feed member amember adapted to coop erate therewith; and a lever having a shiftablefulcrum for altering the amount of movement imparted from the last-namedmember to the typebar-body.

37. The combination with a support for a typebar-body; of atype-dieadapted to form a type engaged with the typebar-body; a feed member; aslide or plunger for moving the typebar-body; and an intermediatemechanism for altering the amount of move-- ment imparted by the slideor plunger to the typebar-body.

38. The combination with a support for a typebar-body, of a type-dieadapted to form a type engaged with the typebar-body; a feed member; amember adapted to cooperate therewith; a slide for moving thetypebar-body; and a lever having a shiftable fulcrum for altering theamount of movement imparted from the cooperative member to thetypebar-body.

39. The combination with a support for a typebar-body; of a type-dieadapted to form a type engaged with the typebar-body; a feed memberhaving a series of operative surfaces for feeding the typebar-bodydifferent amounts; and mechanism for altering the ratio of the movementarising from the operation of said surfaces to the movement imparted tothe typebar-body. I

40. The combination with a support for a typebar-body; of a type-dieadapted to form a type engaged with the typebar-body; a feed diskembodying a series of operative surfaces for effecting the feeding ofthe typebar body different amounts; and mechanism for altering the ratioof the movement arising from the operation of said surfaces to themovement imparted to the typebarbody.

41. The combination With a support for a typebar-body, of a type-dieadapted to form a type engaged with the typebar-body; a feed memberhaving a series of operative surfaces for feeding the typebar-bodydifferent amounts; mechanism for altering the ratio of the movementarising from the operation of said surfaces to the movement imparted tothe typebar-body; and means for feeding varying amounts of stock to formtypes.

42. The combination with a support for a typebar-body, of type-diesadapted to form type engaged with the typebar-body; a carrier upon whichthe dies are mounted; a feed member moving with said carrier when thesame is adjusted to bring a die to its working position; and means forfeeding varying amounts of stock to form types.

43. The combination with a support for a typebar-body; of type-diesadapted to form types engaged with the typebar-body; a carrier uponwhich the dies are mounted; a rotatable revoluble feed disk moving withsaid carrier when the same is adjusted to bring a die to its workingposition; mecl1- anism for altering the ratio of the movement arisingfrom the operation of said surfaces to the movement imparted to thetypebarbody; and means for feeding varying amounts of stock to form thetypes.

44. In a typebar machine, the combination with a feed member, of a mold,a lever op-,

eratively connected with said mold, means for shifting the fulcrum ofthe lever, automatically operative selective devices for determining theamount of said shifting, and a feed member for swinging the lever.

FRANCIS H. RICHARDS. Vitnesses FRED. J. DOLE, O. E. Voss.

